HB 3262 — Fees; criminal and juvenile proceedings; increasing sheriff's service fee; effective date.

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A court clerk issuing a misdemeanor warrant is entitled to ten percent (10%) of the sheriff'ssheriff’s service fee, provided for in paragraph 9 of subsection A of this section, collected on a warrant referred to the contractor for the misdemeanor warrant notification program governed by Sections 514.4 and 514.5 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

This ten-percent sum shall be deposited into the issuing Court Clerk'sClerk’s Revolving Fund, created pursuant to Section 220 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of the court clerk issuing the warrant with the balance of the sheriff'ssheriff’s service fee to be deposited into the Sheriff'sSheriff’s Service Fee Account, created pursuant to the provisions of Section 514.1 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of the sheriff in the county in which service is made or attempted.

Otherwise, the sheriff'ssheriff’s service fee, when collected, shall be deposited in its entirety into the Sheriff'sSheriff’s Service Fee Account of the sheriff in the county in which service is made or attempted;

The sheriff'ssheriff’s fee provided for in Section 153.2 of this title;

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The witness fees paid by the district attorney pursuant to the provisions of Section 82 of this title which, if collected by ENR.

3262 Page 64 3.the court clerk, shall be transferred to the district attorney’s office in the county where witness attendance was required.

TheFees witnesstransferred fees paid by the district attorney pursuant to the provisions of Section 82 of this titleparagraph which, if collected by the court clerk, shall be transferreddeposited toin the district attorney'sattorney’s officemaintenance inand theoperating countyexpense whereaccount; witness attendance was required.

Fees transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the district attorney's maintenance and operating expense account;

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the four-hundred- thirty-three-dollar fee provided for in paragraph 5 of subsection A of this section, and ENGR.d.

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As used in this section, "convicted"“convicted” means any final adjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and any deferred judgment or suspended sentence.

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of Title 43A of ENGR.the Oklahoma Statutes, irrespective of whether the child is committed for inpatient mental health or substance abuse treatment, or in every such case in which a petition is filed at the demand of the parents of a juvenile and said petition is subsequently dismissed prior to adjudication at said parents’ request, the following flat charge and no more, except for the charges provided for in this section, which fee shall cover docketing of the case, filing of all papers, issuance of process, warrants and orders, and other services to date of judgment:

For each case where one or more juveniles are adjudicated deprived..................................$50.00 For each juvenile who is certified to stand trial as an adult.........................................$75.00 In each juvenile case wherein parental rights are terminated.....................................$50.00 For each juvenile adjudicated in need of supervision...............................................$50.00 For each child found to be a minor in need of treatment..............................................$50.00 For each juvenile adjudicated for an offense which would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, including violation of any traffic law, whether charged individually or conjointly with others....................................................$50.00 ENR.

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For each case where one or more juveniles are adjudicated deprived..................................$50.00 For each juvenile who is certified to stand trial as an adult.........................................$75.00 In each juvenile case wherein parental rights are terminated.....................................$50.00 For each juvenile adjudicated in need of supervision...............................................$50.00 For each child found to be a minor in need of treatment..............................................$50.00 For each juvenile adjudicated for an offense which would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, including violation of any traffic law, whether ENGR.

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3262 Page 9 charged individually or conjointly with others....................................................$50.00 For each juvenile adjudicated for an offense which would be a felony if committed by an adult, whether charged individually or conjointly with others....................$75.00 For the services of a court reporter at each trial held in the case...............................$20.00 When a jury is requested....................................$30.00 A sheriff's fee for serving or endeavoring to serve all writs, warrants, orders, process, commands, or notices or pursuing any fugitive from justice up to...........................$20.00 $150.00 or mileage as established by Oklahoma Statutes, whichever is greater.

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Costs assessed pursuant to subsections A and B of this section shall be levied against the juvenile, the parent, or both, ENGR.but shall not be levied against the legal guardian or any state or private agency having custody of any juvenile subject to such proceedings.

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3262 Page 10 but shall not be levied against the legal guardian or any state or private agency having custody of any juvenile subject to such proceedings.

These fees shall be deposited into the court fund, except the sheriff'ssheriff’s fee, when collected, shall be transferred to the general fund of the county in which service is made or attempted to be made.

This fee shall be paidENR. by the party taking the appeal and shall be entered as costs in the action.

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3262 Page 7 paid by the party taking the appeal and shall be entered as costs in the action.

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Specific annual training of ENGR.agency workers in community-based services providing the above court-related services is also to be included for expenditure of funds received from court costs in juvenile cases by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.

SECTION 3.

This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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3262 Page 128 agencyPassed workers in community-based services providing the aboveHouse court-related services is also to be included for expenditure of fundsRepresentatives received from court costs in juvenile cases by the Office6th day of JuvenileMay, Affairs.2026.

SECTIONPresiding 3.Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the 4th day of May, 2026.

ThisPresiding actOfficer shallof becomethe effectiveSenate NovemberOFFICE 1,OF 2026.THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

PassedBy: the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2026.

8_________________________________ PresidingApproved Officerby of the HouseGovernor of Representativesthe PassedState theof SenateOklahoma thethis ______________ day of __________,___________________, 2026.20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

Presiding_________________________________ OfficerGovernor of the SenateState ENGR.of Oklahoma OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

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